Steven Nissen
Steven Nissen
Steven E. Nissen, is a cardiologist, researcher and patient advocate. He is chairman of cardiovascular medicine at the Cleveland Clinic, in Cleveland, Ohio...
confidence entire needed pain public safe terms
We've desperately needed this. The entire public confidence in terms of what is safe for pain has been eroded.
creates exposure health major public
When you have that kind of exposure to drugs that are suspicious, it creates a major public health concern.
advisory expected health potential public turn
I expected the advisory panel to turn the drug down. When they didn't, I was really surprised. And so I now had a potential public health catastrophe in the waiting,
advisory expected turn
I expected the advisory panel to turn the drug down.
approve dedicated safety until wise
I do not think it's wise to approve the drug or see the drug marketed until there's a dedicated cardiovascular safety trial,
disease rid step stopping
Getting rid of that plaque is a fundamental step in stopping this disease.
studies
We've been misled many times by observational studies like this,
far paradigm push
We wanted to push the paradigm as far as you can go.
happen move
We could still be wrong. That's what has to happen for this drug to move forward.
attack events heart patients serious ten
Ten of 1,000 patients would die, have a heart attack or a stroke. Those are serious irrevocable events.
burden good
There's only one way -- through good science. We know the burden is upon us to do this right.
beginning heart inexorable merely revolution slowing treatment truly
This may be the beginning of a real revolution in the treatment of heart disease. We're not merely slowing down the inexorable progression but truly reversing the disease. It's very exciting.
balance safety
I'm not a crusader, I just want the balance between safety and efficacy to be favorable.
committee connected felt missing simply voted
I felt that that committee that voted 8-to-1 was simply missing the boat, ... I didn't think they connected the dots.